The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales Annotated

Containing 40 stories in new translations by Tatar this celebration of the richness and dramatic power of the legendary fables also features 150 illustrations, many of them in color, by legendary painters.

Twenty-six classic fairy tales are supplemented by extensive literary, cultural, and historical commentary.

Grimms' Fairy Tales, originally known as the Children's and Household Tales (German: Kinder- und Hausmärchen, pronounced), is a German collection of fairy tales by the Grimm brothers or "Brothers Grimm", Jacob and Wilhelm, first published on 20 December 1812. This first edition contained 86 stories, and by the seventh edition in 1857, it had 210 unique fairy tales.

I. Children's literature? -- 1. Sex and violence : the hard core of fairy tales -- 2. Fact and fantasy : the art of reading fairy tales -- 3. Victims and seekers : the family romance of fairy tales -- II. Heroes -- 4. Born yesterday : The spear side -- 5. Spinning tales : the distaff side -- III. Villains -- 6. From nags to witches : stepmothers and other ogres -- 7. Taming the beast : Bluebeard and other monsters -- Epilogue : getting even -- Appendixes -- A. Six fairy tales from the Nursery and household tales, with commentary -- B. Selected tales from the first edition of the Nursery and household tales -- C. Prefaces to the first and second editions of the Nursery and household tales -- D. English titles, tale numbers, and German titles of stories cited -- E. Bibliographical note.

The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales is a collection of German fairy tales first published in 1812 by the Grimm brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm. The collection is commonly known in the Anglosphere as Grimm's Fairy Tales. It includes the well Knowned tales of Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel, The Golden Goose, Rumpelstiltskin and many other amazing fairy tales

This beautifully illustrated volume contains fifteen of the captivating tales collected by the brothers Grimm. Within are stories of enchanted castles, deep, dark forests and a host of extraordinary characters for you to share and enjoy.

FYI, the tales don't go in any particular order, so feel free to skip around. That being said, a lot of the better-known tales are clustered in the beginning, so keep that in mind as you poke around.The details differ in each tale, but in most of 'em, the good guys win and the bad guys are punished. It sounds stale until you start looking at who's good, who's bad, and why. We see a lot of wicked witches, evil stepmothers, and mean fairies, but not so many straight-up evil dudes. Well, except for some giants and cannibals. But you get the idea. A lot of the antagonists are "bad" because they violate a social more or two, and they're punished horribly at the tales' ends.

Originally titled Children's and Household Tales, The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales contains the essential bedtime stories for children worldwide for the better part of two centuries. The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, were German linguists and cultural researchers who gathered legendary folklore and aimed to collect the stories exactly as they heard them. 2012 marked the 200th anniversary of Grimm's Fairy Tales, and what better way to celebrate than to include all 211 stories into the Knickerbocker Classic Series?Featuring all your favorite classics, including "Hansel and Gretel," "Cinderella," "The Frog Prince," "Rapunzel," "Snow White," "Rumpelstiltskin," and dozens more, The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales is also accompanied by 40 color plates and 60 black and white illustrations from award-winning English illustrator Arthur Rackham, whose books and prints are now highly sought-after collectibles.The third title in the Knickerbocker Classic series has 800 pages of classic fairy tales to enjoy and will also feature a full-cloth binding, ribbon marker, and will fit neatly in an elegant slipcase for your personal library collection.Also includes a selection of stunning color reproductions by the famous illustrator, Arthur Rackham

A lovely collection of 50 stories from the Brothers Grimm, including; The Wolf And The Seven Little Kids; The Goose-Girl; The Elves And The Shoemaker; The Gold-Children; The Shoes That Were Danced To Pieces; Rumpelstiltskin; The Queen Bee; The Hut In The Forest; The Three Children Of Fortune; Hansel And Grethel; and, Jorinda And Jorindel. The golden bird -- Hans in luck -- Jorinda and Jorindel -- The travelling musicians -- Old Sultan -- The straw, the coal, and the bean -- Briar Rose -- The dog and the sparrow -- The twelve dancing princesses -- The fisherman and his wife -- The willow-wren and the bear -- The frog-prince -- Cat and mouse in partnership -- The goose-girl -- The adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet -- Rapunzel -- Fundevogel -- The valiant little tailor -- Hansel and Gretel -- The mouse, the bird, and the sausage -- Mother Holle -- Little Red-Cap [Little Red Riding Hood] -- The robber bridegroom -- Tom Thumb -- Rumpelstiltskin -- Clever Gretel -- The old man and his grandson -- The little peasant -- Frederick and Catherine -- Sweetheart Roland -- Snowdrop -- The pink -- Clever Elsie -- The miser in the bush -- Ashputtel -- The white snake -- The wolf and the seven little kids -- The queen bee -- The elves and the shoemaker -- The juniper-tree -- The turnip -- Clever Hans -- The three languages -- The fox and the cat -- The four clever brothers -- Lily and the lion -- The fox and the horse -- The blue light -- The raven -- The golden goose -- The water of life -- The twelve huntsmen -- The king of the golden mountain -- Doctor Knowall -- The seven ravens -- The wedding of Mrs Fox -- The salad -- The story of the youth who went forth to learn what fear was -- King grisly-beard -- Iron Hans -- Cat-skin -- Snow-white and Rose-red.THE BROTHERS GRIMM FAIRY TALES

Grimms' Fairy Tales, originally known as the Children's and Household Tales is a collection of fairy tales by the Grimm brothers or "Brothers Grimm", Jacob and Wilhelm, first published on 20 December 1812. The first edition contained 86 stories, and by the seventh edition in 1857, had 210 unique fairy tales.